1. GENDER EQUALITY MARKER: ORIENTATION
A SOUND FINANCIAL TRACKING SYSTEM
A TOOL FOR MAINSTREAMING GENDER IN PROGRAMMES
GEM Team:
Samuel Momanyi, Noreen Khan, and Mita Gupta

2. CONTEXT
Executive Board: “Develop a robust system for tracking resource allocation & expenditures on gender equality results”
UNICEF conducted a review (2009) of partner practices in the tracking of investments in gender
OECD/DAC tool: Gender Equality Policy Marker found to be a useful tool
UNDP & IASC have begun using modified versions of the OECD/DAC marker

3. INTRODUCTION ProMS 9.1 Release Note has been issued to COs
All COs will be expected to have developed:
Programme component results (PCRs)
Intermediate results (IRs)
Corresponding indicators
by 31 December 2010

4. REVISED PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
Country Programme
PCR 1 IR
PCR 2
PCR 3
PCR Cross-sectoral
PCR Support

5. Purpose of the GEM
Track programme budget expenditures on gender equality in ProMS 9.1 at Intermediate Results level
Sensitize programme staff to assist in developing Intermediate Results that advance gender equality and/ or girls’ and women’s empowerment

6. USING THE GEM It will be applied: At the CO and RO levels.
To intermediate results that receive an allocation of programme funds.

7. Main elements Intermediate results and corresponding indicators
Four categories of rating
Category 0
No contribution to gender equality
Category 1
Marginal contribution to gender equality
Category 2
Significant contribution to gender equality
Category 3
Principal objective to advance gender equality

8. Indicator (s)measure how gender equality will be advanced
category 3 = PRINCIPAL
Category 3
Gender equality and/or girls’/women’s empowerment is a principal objective of the IR
Indicator (s)measure how gender equality will be advanced
Example:
IR: Legal and policy frameworks protect girls from FGM/C
Indicators:
Prevalence (percent) of FGM/C among adolescent girls
Number of survivors of FGM/C receiving services
Number of cases of FGM/C prosecuted
Per cent of reported cases of FGM/C prosecuted
Number of court decisions on FGM/C implemented

9. category 2 = SIGNIFICANT
Gender equality and/or girls’/women’s empowerment is a secondary objective of the IR
Indicator (s) measure how gender equality will be advanced
Example:
IR: Increased access to safe water supply, adequate sanitation and hygiene facilities for children in 500 primary schools
Indicator:
Percent of schools with separate, lockable, safe water supply, adequate sanitation and hygiene facilities for girls

10. category 1 = MARGINAL Category 1 Example:
Gender equality and/or girls’/women’s empowerment is not a specific objective of the IR
Indicator(s) disaggregated by sex, etc., but does not show how gender equality will be advanced
Example:
IR: By the end of 2014, ministries, institutions and civil society organizations systematically monitor child rights to influence the implementation of national strategies, plans and programmes addressing poverty and exclusion of children and families.
Indicator:
Statistical agencies at all levels and Ministries provide data, updated and disaggregated by sex, on the situation of children and young people, in line with national strategies.

11. Category 0 = NO CONTRIBUTION
IR not expected to contribute to gender equality
Indicator(s) does not show how gender equality will be advanced
Example:
IR: By the end of 2013, the percentage of children from 60 prioritized municipalities who have not completed their primary education, has been reduced by 6 per cent.
Indicators:
Per cent of children who complete their primary education in prioritized municipalities.
Per cent of children passing their primary grades

12. GEM IN PROMS 9.1 (1)

13. GEM IN PROMS 9.1 (2)

14. Entering Indicators

15. Programme Support Results
DO NOT RATE
Country Programme
PCR 1 IR
PCR 2
PCR 3
PCR Cross-sectoral
PCR Support

16. Some issues to consider…

17. This is not a word game…don’t just add ‘gender’, ‘girls’, ‘women’

18. Give an honest rating

19. The GEM cannot be applied to IRs without indicators

20. For a rating of 3 or 2, indicators must measure progress towards gender equality

21. Gender equality has to do with girls and boys

22. Results targeting women and girls do not necessarily promote gender equality

23. Be sure to rate all results transferred from ProMS 8.5

24. Monitoring and Reporting
Office Management Reports by Programme Component & MTSP FA:
% of planned and actual expenditure that contributes to gender equality results (rating of 2 and 3)
% of IRs with at least a significant gender equality focus
Reports to be used for monitoring at Country, Regional and HQ levels and for reporting to the Executive Board

25. Resources
Guidance note and PPT on gender intranet site (go to Gender Marker button):
Reports: bin/cognosisapi.dll?b_action=xts.run&m=portal/cc.xts&gohome=
FAQs coming soon! (on gender intranet site)

26. GEM Team Contact Info.
Samuel Momanyi:
Noreen Khan:
Mita Gupta: